Affinity Water has a exciting opportunity available to become a Water Regulations Technician  in our Water Quality Team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The Role:

As a Water Regulations Technician you will contribute to the ongoing improvement of water quality standards through collaboration with internal stakeholders and regulatory authorities.

The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations were introduced in 1999 to prevent misuse, waste, undue consumption or erroneous measurement of water. Most importantly, they are designed to prevent contamination of drinking water supplies. 

What you'll be doing:

•  Visit consumer premises, carrying out fittings inspections to ensure installed plumbing systems are compliant.

• Proactive engagement within the plumbing community to promote the fittings regulations and good practice.

• Identifying risks to water quality and identifying any issues relating to the waste, undue consumption or misuse of our water.

This role will require you to travel to sites across primarily the Misbourne, Lee, and Colne supply areas. However, you will be asked, where required, to travel to other areas within our supply on occasion.

What you'll need:

• Knowledge and understanding of the current Water Fittings & Water Quality Regulations.
• A NVQ Level 2 and above in a Plumbing Qualification.
• Experience of working in the Water Industry.
• Demonstrate excellent technical skills with the ability to diagnose and find faults quickly.
  
• Knowledge on the Control of Legionella Bacteria in Hot & Cold-Water Services.
• Confident in all Microsoft Office Packages.
• UK Driving Licence.

Advert Close Date: 17/8/25

Benefits:

•  Salary: £40,137 + Flex Allowance: £4,884. (salary dependant on skills and experience)
•  Hours: 08:00am  - 16:00pm (Mon - Thurs) 08:00am - 15:30pm (Friday)
• Company Van + Fuel Card
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.
• Disability confident: if you need to apply in a different format, please contact us

Disability Confident Employer

Disability Confident is a voluntary government scheme which Affinity Water has signed up to. It means we are committed to employing, fairly assessing, and supporting our disabled employees through reasonable adjustments and an inclusive culture.

Offer an interview scheme

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit to offering interviews to disabled candidates who evidence that they meet the essential criteria for the role and who opt in on the application form. To see all the essential criteria please contact the Talent Acquisition lead to request the full job description.

Please note that in some situations where we have a very high volume of applications, it may not be practical to offer interviews to everyone, in which case we commit to take through a fair and proportionate number, offering interviews to those disabled candidates who best meet the criteria.

What is a disability?

A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone’s day-to-day activities.

What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?

Please contact the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert if you need any adjustments during the process.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.

You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.